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The Civil War 1861-1865
A gouache on paper painting titled The Civil War 1861-5 by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA. On the left, President Lincoln and Union Generals Ambrose Burnside and...
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English Civil War Breastplate
An example of the breastplate armour typically worn by infantry and some cavalry in the early stages of the English Civil War (1642-51). (Ludlow Museum, Shropshire, England)
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American Civil War Leg Prosthesis
Artificial Leg, photographic print, c. 1864. With more than 20,000 Union soldiers surviving surgical amputations in the last three years of the conflict, the scale and carnage of the American Civil War hastened...
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English Civil War Pikemen
A re-enactment of a charge by pikemen as was seen at such engagements as the 1648 Battle of Maidstone during the English Civil War (1642-51).
The event was 'Military Odyssey' in Kent in 2011.
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German-Soviet War - WWII's Bloodiest Front
The German-Soviet War, known in the USSR and today's Russia as the Great Patriotic War or, in Western Europe, as the Eastern Front of the Second World War (1939-45), began in June 1941 with Operation Barbarossa...
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J. R. Giddings' Account of the Dade Massacre of the Second Seminole War
The Dade Massacre (also given as the Dade Battle, 28 December 1835) was the opening engagement of the Second Seminole War (1835-1842) between Euro-American forces and those of the Seminole...
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Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (24 February 1500 to 21 September 1558) reigned from 1519 until his abdication in 1556 and was one of the most powerful rulers in the history of the Habsburg dynasty. Through a series of...
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Genpei War
The Genpei War (1180-1185 CE), also known as the Taira-Minamoto War, was a conflict in Japan principally between two rival clans: the Minamoto and Taira, for control of the imperial throne. The civil war was punctuated by a typhoon...
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English Civil War Cavalry Helmet
A cavalry helmet typical of those used during the English Civil Wars (1642-51). Often known as a "three-bar pot" for its shape and face protection bars. Made of steel with copper, gold, and silver inlay. (Metropolitan...
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English Civil War Cavalry
Members of the Sealed Knot, a British re-enactment group of the English Civil Wars (1642-51).